EP1453621B1 - Verfahren zum herstellen eines behälters für ein unter druck stehendes fluid, und solcher behälter - Google Patents

Verfahren zum herstellen eines behälters für ein unter druck stehendes fluid, und solcher behälter Download PDF

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EP1453621B1
EP1453621B1 EP02768174A EP02768174A EP1453621B1 EP 1453621 B1 EP1453621 B1 EP 1453621B1 EP 02768174 A EP02768174 A EP 02768174A EP 02768174 A EP02768174 A EP 02768174A EP 1453621 B1 EP1453621 B1 EP 1453621B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D51/00—Making hollow objects
    • B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
    • B21D51/24—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects high-pressure containers, e.g. boilers, bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D26/00—Shaping without cutting otherwise than using rigid devices or tools or yieldable or resilient pads, i.e. applying fluid pressure or magnetic forces
    • B21D26/02—Shaping without cutting otherwise than using rigid devices or tools or yieldable or resilient pads, i.e. applying fluid pressure or magnetic forces by applying fluid pressure
    • B21D26/033—Deforming tubular bodies
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D51/00—Making hollow objects
    • B21D51/16—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects
    • B21D51/26—Making hollow objects characterised by the use of the objects cans or tins; Closing same in a permanent manner

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  • the invention relates to a method for producing a container for holding pressurized fluid, which container comprises a circumferential wall, a base and if desired a top, at least the circumferential wall being made from metal, the circumferential wall is produced by hydroforming before the base and if desired the top are attached to the circumferential wall.
  • a method for producing a container for holding pressurized fluid which container comprises a circumferential wall, a base and if desired a top, at least the circumferential wall being made from metal, the circumferential wall is produced by hydroforming before the base and if desired the top are attached to the circumferential wall.
  • Such a method is known for example from document DE-A-3 716 176 .
  • Containers of this type are used for various applications.
  • the smaller sizes can be used, for example, to hold personal care products, such as shaving foam.
  • the larger sizes are used, for example, as beer barrels.
  • the base and the top may be made from metal, although it is also possible to use a plastics material for the base and top.
  • In the top there needs to be an opening for a filling/dispensing device to be fitted to. If the top side of the circumferential wall has small dimensions, the top can be omitted and the filling/dispensing device can be connected directly to the circumferential wall.
  • Beer barrels usually have a volume of 10 to 50 liters and are filled by the brewer, transported to the customer and returned when they are empty.
  • Containers for personal care products usually have a volume of a few hundred milliliters.
  • One drawback of this type of containers with a metal circumferential wall is that the possible shapes are limited, and consequently these containers are generally made from plastics.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide a container for a pressurized fluid which increases ease of use for the end user of the container.
  • a method! for producing a container for holding pressurized fluid which container comprises a circumferential wall, a base and if desired a top, at least the circumferential wall being made from metal, the circumferential wall is produced by hydroforming before the base and if desired the top are attached to the circumferential wall, in which method the circumferential wall which is to be hyrdroformed is produced as a tailored tubular blank, preferably as a tailored tubular blank with sections of different thicknesses.
  • the circumferential wall is produced by hydroforming results in numerous advantages.
  • Hydroforming is a known technique which is used, for example, in the automotive industry to provide hollow profiled sections for, for example, the A pillar of the body with the desired shape.
  • this tube can be pressed into numerous shapes by hydroforming.
  • the tube is placed into a mold and is forced into the interior shape of the mold with the aid of high-pressure liquid, with the result that the tube acquires a different, generally larger circumference as a result of the closing of the mold and at the locations where the mold allows so, under the influence of the pressurized liquid.
  • the merit of the present invention is that it has been recognized that this technique can also be used to produce containers, such as beer barrels.
  • a tube section of the desired length with the aid of hydroforming, it is possible to provide the circumferential wall of the container with a shape which is such that it is rigid and able to withstand impact forces.
  • the use of a thin-walled tube makes it possible to achieve a considerable weight saving.
  • the hydroforming equipment is of simple design and the method is quick to carry out.
  • the circumferential wall which is to be hydroformed is produced as a tubular blank.
  • a tubular blank is a blank which has been formed by shaping into a tube with virtually any desired cross-sectional shape, the longitudinal edges then having been welded to one another with the aid of a welding process.
  • a circumferential wall which has been formed in this way is easy to produce in various dimensions and with low wall thicknesses. With the current prior art, it is possible to achieve a wall thickness: diameter ratio of 1:250 for round tubes. Laser welding or seam welding are very suitable forms of welding.
  • the tubular blank is produced as a tailored tubular blank, more preferably as a tailored tubular blank with sections of different thicknesses.
  • the blank may be produced from various grades of steel or from different sections with different thicknesses. In this way it is possible, for example, to make the central part of the circumferential wall thicker than the ends. The rigidity and strength of the beer barrel can in this way be increased where necessary while the weight remains as low as possible.
  • the circumferential walls for two or more containers are hydroformed as a single unit.
  • three or four circumferential walls which are fixed to one another can be formed from one tube using one hydroforming operation and then simply have to be separated from one another. In this way, a number of circumferential walls can be formed simultaneously in a highly economic way, which is not possible if the base and if desired the top have been attached to the circumferential wall prior to the hydroforming.
  • the circumferential wall prefferably be substantially round, oval, triangular, rectangular or square in cross section prior to the hydroforming.
  • a round cross section is a cross section which is in widespread use for a barrel, such as a beer barrel; an oval cross section is also used for containers with a small volume, such as containers for personal care products.
  • hydroforming can also be used with great success on circumferential walls with a different cross section, and substantially triangular, rectangular and square cross sections are very suitable cross sections since the containers then take up much less space during transport and storage than containers which are substantially round or oval in cross section.
  • the circumferential wall has a substantially cylindrical or conical shape prior to the hydroforming.
  • a cylindrical shape in which the cross section is identical at any height but does not have to be circular
  • a conical shape also has advantages, since the container formed with this cross-sectional shape has to have a base but does not have to have a separate top.
  • the hydroforming of a conical circumferential wall according to the invention is also advantageous since, according to the invention, the base is not yet present during the hydroforming. Hydroforming of a conical circumferential wall with a base is difficult, since it is then hard to gain access to the interior of the container.
  • the base and/or the top prefferably be made from plastics materials, preferably from a thermoplastic, more preferably from polyethylene.
  • plastics materials preferably from a thermoplastic, more preferably from polyethylene.
  • thermoplastic By making the base and, if present, the top from plastics, it is possible to save weight compared to metal. It is then also easy for the base and top to be secured to the circumferential wall, for example by means of a clamping, threaded or bayonet connection.
  • Using a thermoplastic makes- the base and top easy to produce.
  • a base and top made from polyethylene has the advantage that these components can be burnt without problems after use.
  • a container having a base and a top made from plastics material is produced, and the base and the top are connected to one another with the aid of a rigid tie rod.
  • a container with a base and top made from plastics is used as a beer barrel with a volume of, for example, 30 liters, there is a risk of the base and the top being deformed under the influence of the internal pressure. To counteract this, the base and the top would have to have a greater thickness, which is undesirable.
  • this tie rod being rigid in its longitudinal direction, it is not possible for deformation of this type to occur, and the base and the top can be thin, which is favorable in terms of both consumption of materials and weight.
  • the base, top and tie rod prefferably be produced as a single unit. This simplifies assembly of the beer barrel.
  • the rigid tie rod is of at least partially hollow design so that it can be used as a discharge passage for fluid in the container. In this way, for example for beer barrels, there is no need for a separate discharge hose in the container in order to pump out the beer.
  • the circumferential wall prefferably to be deformed by hydroforming in such a manner that parts of the circumferential wall can be used as a handle or as an attachment point for a handle which is to be attached. As a result, it is either not necessary to attach a separate handle or easy to attach such a handle.
  • the base and if appropriate the top are releasably secured to the circumferential wall.
  • a second aspect of the invention provides a container for holding a pressurized fluid, produced using the method as described above, which has a volume of at least 1 liter and at most 100 liters, preferably a volume of at least 5 liters, and more preferably a volume of approximately 30 liters.
  • Containers with a volume of this type are used primarily as barrels for liquids, in particular for beverages.
  • the container prefferably be able to withstand a maximum operating pressure of 12 bar, preferably a maximum operating pressure of 6 bar. Pressures of this level are standard for carbonated beverages.
  • the circumferential wall has a thickness of between 0.2 and 2.0 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 1.0 mm, depending on the volume of the container.
  • a larger container will require a greater wall thickness, in relative terms.
  • these wall thicknesses are sufficient to provide the container with the desired strength and rigidity, and these wall thicknesses are much smaller than the standard wall thicknesses of containers which are used for pressurized fluids at the present time.
  • the circumferential wall prefferably has a cross section with a dimension of at most 500 mm, preferably at most 400 mm.
  • a container with a diameter of 500 mm is, for transport purposes, the maximum size which can be lifted by one person, obviously depending on the height and volume of the barrel.
  • a maximum diameter of 400 mm is more usual in view of the containers which are currently in use for beverages.
  • the container is a beer barrel.
  • a container with a low weight compared to the volume is very important in particular for beer barrels.
  • the container prefferably be designed in such a manner that containers which are stacked on top of one another fit inside one another in nesting fashion. The containers can then easily be stacked on top of one another without readily falling over.
  • the containers are generally formed in such a way that the base of a barrel engages over an edge at the top of the barrel below it, or vice versa.
  • marks are incorporated in the circumferential wall, which have been formed in the circumferential wall by hydroforming, such as a name, a symbol and/or an instruction.
  • a mark can easily be formed-in relief in the circumferential wall by hydroforming, for example the name and/or logo of the brewer, or an instruction relating to how to use the container.
  • the marks may also comprise a texture made in the circumferential wall.
  • Applying these deformations with the aid of hydroforming means that the reinforcements can be applied efficiently and the reinforcements do not have to be detachable in the longitudinal direction, as is the case with deep-drawing, for example.
  • attachment points for connecting pieces for connecting two or more containers also to be formed in the circumferential wall, which attachment points have been formed by hydroforming. Connection pieces of this type can be used to attach a number of containers to one another and transport them in this state without it being necessary to place these containers onto a pallet. This saves space and weight during transport.
  • the container is provided with a base and a top made from plastics material, which base and top are preferably connected to one another by a rigid tie rod.
  • a rigid tie rod This provides a container which is easy to assembly, is rigid if a tie rod is used while consuming the minimum possible amount of material, and can readily be recycled.
  • the container is preferably suitable for single use.
  • a container with a hydroformed circumferential wall is eminently suitable for-this purpose, since it comprises little metal, preferably steel, since the wall thickness is low compared to the diameter.
  • Figures 1 to 8 show sketches illustrating seven different exemplary embodiments of the container according to the invention.
  • Fig. 1 diagrammatically depicts a barrel 10 with a circumferential wall 11, a base 12 and a top 13.
  • the circumferential wall is provided with a waist as a result of the ends of the original tube being provided with a greater diameter by hydroforming.
  • This tube can be produced as a tailored tubular blank, the projecting rim 14 halfway up the circumferential wall 11 having a greater thickness than the remainder of the circumferential wall.
  • the projecting- rim may have a thickness of 0.8 mm and the remainder of the circumferential wall may have a thickness of 0.6 mm. These thicknesses depend, inter alia, on the volume of the barrel. It can also be seen that the rim 14 has acquired a slightly larger diameter as a result of the hydroforming. In the top there will be an opening for filling and emptying the barrel 10.
  • Fig. 2 diagrammatically depicts a barrel 20 with a circumferential wall 21, handles 22 having been formed in the circumferential wall by hydroforming. These handles 22 are recessed in the circumferential wall, and also in the rear side of the circumferential wall, which cannot be seen in the figure. By means of the handles, the barrel can easily be lifted and carried both upright and upside-down.
  • Fig. 3 shows a barrel 30 with a circumferential wall 31 in the shape of a diabolo created by hydroforming, so that this barrel is highly resistant to bulging (high rigidity).
  • Fig. 4 shows a barrel 40 with a circumferential wall 41 with three projecting rims 42, making this barrel very rigid. If a tailored tubular blank is used as the tube from which the circumferential wall is formed by hydroforming, the projecting rims may have a greater thickness than the remainder of the circumferential wall. In this case, the projecting rims 42 serve not only as a reinforcement but also as abutting edges during transport of the barrel.
  • Fig. 5 shows a barrel 50 with a circumferential wall 51 and a base 52 (shown in dashed lines, not visible) as in the previous examples, but without a separate top.
  • This barrel has been produced by hydroforming from a conical preform, as indicated by the dashed lines.
  • the central section of the conical preform has been considerably inflated by the hydroforming, with the result that this barrel still has a large volume.
  • Two inwardly projecting handles 53 have been formed integrally in the circumferential wall by the hydroforming.
  • the top side is closed off by a separate seal 54, which seal can be removed and replaced by a filling device or a discharge device.
  • Fig. 6 shows a barrel 60 which is substantially square in cross section and in which the top and bottom sections of the circumferential wall 61, as a result of the hydroforming, have a greater length and width than the center of the circumferential wall.
  • projecting rims 62 have been integrally formed along opposite sides of the top part of the circumferential wall with the aid of the hydroforming, and the barrel can be lifted and carried by means of this rim.
  • the top 63 with filling and discharge openings 64 can also be seen.
  • Fig. 7 shows a barrel 70 with a substantially circular cylindrical circumferential wall 71 which has a top section 72 and a bottom section 73 with a larger diameter than the central section.
  • the sections 72 and 73 may be formed from material with a greater wall thickness.
  • Two handles 73 are arranged below the top section 72 (only one of these handles can be seen).
  • the hydroforming of the circumferential wall 71 allows the circumferential wall to be shaped at the location of the handles in such a manner that the handles can easily be fitted, for example by being clipped into place.
  • the base (not visible) and the top 74 of the container 70 are formed from plastics material, preferably from polyethylene.
  • a filling and discharge opening (not shown) is present in the top.
  • Fig. 8 shows a cross section through the container 70 shown in Fig. 7.
  • This figure shows the top 74, the base 75 and a tie rod 76 which connects the base and the top.
  • This tie rod has to be rigid in the longitudinal direction and imparts rigidity to the base and the top, so that they will be deformed by the internal pressure in the container 70.
  • the tie rod 76 may be of partially hollow design (not shown) in order to discharge pressurized liquid from the container. There is no need for a separate discharge hose in that case.
  • the base and the top side of the barrels shown are preferably shaped in such a way that the barrels can be stacked on top of one another in nesting fashion.
  • the top side of the barrel will preferably be provided with an opening to allow filling and emptying of-the barrel.
  • marks may also be integrally formed in the circumferential wall during the hydroforming of the wall, for example a name, logo or instruction.
  • reinforcements will also be formed integrally in circumferential walls with a smooth outer side, for example reinforcing ridges, in order to provide the container with greater rigidity.
  • a liner (not shown) which is fitted into the container.
  • a liner of this type which is usually made from plastics, is easier to sterilize internally than the interior of a metal container.
  • the liner will be in communication with the filling and dispensing opening. It will be possible to connect the liner to the top or a filling device, such as 54 in Fig. 5.
  • the liner may also be connected to both the base and the top, in which case the tie rod may be accommodated in the liner.

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  1. Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Behälters (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) zum Halten von Druckfluid, wobei der Behälter eine Umfangswand (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71), eine Basis und, soweit gewünscht, einen oberen Teil umfasst, wobei wenigstens die Umfangswand aus Metall hergestellt ist, die Umfangswand durch Hydroformen erzeugt wird, bevor die Basis (12, 52, 75) und, soweit gewünscht, der obere Teil (13, 63, 74) an der Umfangswand angebracht werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zu hydroformende Umfangswand als eine röhrenförmige maßgeschneiderte Platine (Tailored Blank), vorzugsweise als eine röhrenförmige maßgeschneiderte Platine mit Abschnitten unterschiedlicher Dicken, erzeugt wird.
  2. verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Umfangswände (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) für zwei oder mehr Behälter (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) als eine Einzeleinheit hydrogeformt werden.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei die Umfangswand (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) vor dem Hydroformen einen im Wesentlichen runden, ovalen, dreieckigen, rechteckigen oder quadratischen Querschnitt und/oder eine im Wesentlichen zylindrische oder kegelförmige Form aufweist.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Basis (12, 52, 75) und/oder der obere Teil (13, 63, 74) aus Kunststoffen, vorzugsweise aus einem thermoplastischen Kunststoff, hergestellt sind, wobei Polyethylen stärker zu bevorzugen ist.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 4, wobei ein Behälter (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) mit einer Basis (12, 52, 75) und einem oberen Teil (13, 63, 74), die aus Kunststoffmaterial hergestellt sind, erzeugt wird und die Basis und der obere Teil mit Hilfe eines starren Verbindungsstabs (76) miteinander verbunden sind.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, wobei die Basis (12, 52, 75), der obere Teil (13, 63, 74) und der Verbindungsstab (76) als eine Einzeleinheit erzeugt werden.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, wobei der starre Verbindungsstab (76) so konstruiert ist, dass er wenigstens teilweise hohl ist, um als ein Auslassdurchgang für Fluid in dem Behälter (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) zu wirken.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Umfangswand (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) durch Hydroformen so verformt wird, dass Teile der Umfangswand als ein Griff (22, 53, 73) oder als ein Anbringpunkt für einen anzubringenden Griff verwendet werden können.
  9. verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Basis (12, 52, 75) und, soweit gewünscht, der obere Teil (13, 63, 74) lösbar an der Umfangswand (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) befestigt werden.
  10. Behälter (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) zum Halten eines Druckfluids und mit einem Volumen von wenigstens 1 Liter und höchstens 100 Litern, vorzugsweise einem Volumen von wenigstens 5 Litern, wobei ein Volumen von ungefähr 30 Litern stärker zu bevorzugen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Behälter durch das Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche aus einer röhrenförmigen maßgeschneiderten Platine (Tailored Blank) erzeugt wird.
  11. Behälter nach Anspruch 10, der einem maximalen Arbeitsdruck von 12 bar, vorzugsweise einem maximalen Arbeitsdruck von 6 bar, widerstehen kann.
  12. Behälter nach Anspruch 11, wobei die Umfangswand (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) in Abhängigkeit von dem Volumen des Behälters eine Dicke zwischen 0,2 und 2,0 mm, vorzugsweise zwischen 0,2 und 1,0 mm, aufweist.
  13. Behälter nach Anspruch 10, 11 oder 12, wobei die Umfangswand (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) einen Querschnitt mit einer Abmessung von höchstens 500 mm, vorzugsweise höchstens 400 mm, aufweist.
  14. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 13, der ein Bierfass ist.
  15. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 14, der so konstruiert ist, dass Behälter, die aufeinander gestapelt werden, auf geschachtelte weise ineinander passen.
  16. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 15, wobei Markierungen in die Umfangswand (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) integriert sind, wobei diese Markierungen durch Hydroformen in der Umfangswand ausgebildet sind, wie zum Beispiel ein Name, ein symbol und/oder eine Anweisung.
  17. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 16, wobei Verformungen in der Umfangswand (11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) bestehen, um die Umfangswand zu verstärken, wobei die Verformungen durch Hydroformen in der Umfangswand ausgebildet sind, wie zum Beispiel Verstärkungsrippen,
  18. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 17, wobei Anbringpunkte integral in der Umfangswand ausgebildet sind, um Teile zum Verbinden von zwei oder mehr Behältern zu verbinden, wobei die Anbringpunkte durch Hydroformen ausgebildet sind.
  19. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 18, der mit einer Basis (12, 52, 75) und einem oberen Teil (13, 63, 74), hergestellt aus Kunststoffmaterial, versehen ist, wobei die Basis und der obere Teil vorzugsweise durch einen starren Verbindungsstab (76) miteinander verbunden sind.
  20. Behälter nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 19, der für Einzelverwendung geeignet ist.
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